Trying to find ways to meet the substantive interactions requirement? Instructors should do at least two of the following:
- Provide “direct instruction” to students. This includes participating in asynchronous activities, such as discussion boards, and synchronous activities, such as live-streamed lectures.
- Assess and/or provide feedback on a students’ coursework.
- Provide information or respond to questions about your course content through Q&A sessions, discussion boards, or course announcements.
- Facilitate a group discussion regarding your course content, synchronously or asynchronously.
- Create other instructional activities approved by relevant institutional accrediting agencies.
Guidance for Online Education
NYSED Distance Education Best Practices
Determining Time-On-Task in Online Education
Online Course Design and Delivery Strategies
For some inspiration: BACKGROUND: DEFINITIONS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES (see Course Design and Delivery Strategies: Mix and Match)
Resources for Online Education
Clarity, Confusion on ‘Regular and Substantive Interaction’
Interpreting what is Required for “Regular and Substantive Interaction”